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Goblin Girl
Current price:
$24.99
Publication Date: March 3rd, 2020
Publisher:
Fantagraphics
ISBN:
9781683962830
Pages:
184
Description
A dating site match goes really wrong in this troubling, funny graphic memoir.
Things seem to be looking up when Moa Romanova — broke, depressed, and living in a squat above an old store — matches with a very famous celebrity on a popular hook-up site. Not only does the 53-year-old man like Moa — he also immediately validates and motivates her in a way that not even her therapist does, even offering to help financially support her artistic ambitions. However, Moa soon discovers that there are strings attached. Drawn in a style that's de Chirico by way of the '80s, Romanova's relatable graphic memoir is a thought-provoking debut.
Praise for Goblin Girl
Romanova’s disarming debut graphic memoir grapples with gender, power, and bad Tinder dates. ... As she learns to heal and understand herself, readers who have dealt with mental health struggles or unequal power dynamics in relationships will recognize and sympathize with her regenerative conclusion.
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
A powerful commentary on our obsession with celebrity, the way we approach dating and technology, and the constant struggle to take mental health seriously. Romanova is a great artist and writer, and one to watch.
— Broken Frontier
I love Romanova's comics. I'm a big fan and incredibly impressed.
— Liv Strömquist (Fruit of Knowledge)
Romanova’s style is distinct, with distorted cartoony figures conveying both her sly humor and a palpable sense of unease.
— Booklist
Goblin Girl includes probably the best description of depression I've ever read.
— PopMatters
Engaging, funny, melancholy, and familiar ... there's much to appreciate about [this] coming-of-age tale that refuses to leave out the messy bits.
— Cinnamon Magazine
This book is at times exquisitely funny, and, at others, gut-wrenching.
— Solrad
Some people will be deeply affected by Goblin Girl, and a few will see their own lives reflected, but it’s something that should speak to a wide audience and provide that audience with a greater understanding.
— Slings & Arrows
